The church of St. Dimitry
A small church dedicated to St. Dimitry is located on the right side of the entrance to the compound of St. Clement. There are no records for the date of its construction. It is one-naval in shape with a spacious altar apse on the eastern side. The original church had two entrances, on the southern and on the western side. The latter was walled up. The traces of a semi-circled vault can still be seen, but today the spot where the vault started is walled up.
Presumably, the church originates from XIV century. The assumption is based on the frescoe study. They are divided into three zones. The first zone is filled with portraits of the Saints in their natural size, however most of them have been destroyed. The only one that is better preserved is the portrait of St. Dimitry to whom the church was dedicated to. In the second zone there are fairly preserved scenes of the life of Christ, such as "The Entrance into Jerusalem", "Crucifixion", and "The Resurrection of Christ". Portraits of several saints are painted above the second zone.
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